Just one thought to add: You can expect that your skin will tighten, at least to a great extent, but it will take time. Lots of surgeons recommend that their patients postpone surgery, after reaching their weight loss goal, for as many months as it took to reach goal. In other words, if it took 18 months to lose the weight, you'd be advised to wait 18 months after reaching goal before undergoing surgery. During this "hiatus," you should continue to exercise, take your vitamins, drink water, and eat properly. The connective tissue beneath the skin needs time to snap into place, and it will tighten the skin as it does. Even if you're ultimately left with some areas that you feel require surgical refinement, the surgery will be less extensive, and therefore safer.
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